2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jake Diebler (1st season);
Associate head coach	Joel Justus (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson (1st season); Jamall Walker (1st season); Luke Simons (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by first-year head coach Jake Diebler, and will play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Previous season[edit]

The Buckeyes finished the 2023–24 season 22–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Iowa in the first round,^[1] before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.^[2] The Buckeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed where they defeated Cornell in the first round^[3] and Virginia Tech in the second round,^[4] before losing to Georgia in the quarterfinal.^[5]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Ohio State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Scotty Middleton	0	G	6'7"	190	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to Seton Hall
Roddy Gayle Jr.	1	G	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Niagara Falls, NY	Transferred to Michigan
Dale Bonner	4	G	6'2"	175	GS Senior	Shaker Heights, OH	Graduated
Jamison Battle	10	F	6'7"	220	GS Senior	Robbinsdale, MN	Graduated
Bowen Hardman	15	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Akron
Zed Key	23	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Bay Shore, NY	Transferred to Dayton
Felix Okpara	34	C	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Tennessee
Owen Spencer	44	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Ohio State incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaron Bradshaw	F	7'1"	225	Freshman	Newark, NJ	Kentucky
Meechie Johnson	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Cleveland, OH	South Carolina
Micah Parrish	G	6'6"	195	GS Senior	Detroit, MI	San Diego State
Sean Stewart	F	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Windermere, FL	Duke

Recruiting classes[edit]

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John "Juni" Mobley Jr. CG	Mount Pleasant, Utah	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 17, 2022
John "Juni" Mobley Jr. CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Colin White SF	Ottawa, Ohio	Ottawa-Glandorf High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 13, 2023
Colin White SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 43 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

2025 recruiting class[edit]

There are no current recruits for 2025.

2026 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2026 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Johnson #4 PG	Cleveland, Ohio	Garfield Heights High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 10, 2024
Marcus Johnson #4 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: — ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio State 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2026 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

Roster[edit]

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Aaron Bradshaw	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Camden HS (NJ) Kentucky	Newark, NJ
G		Meechie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Garfield Heights HS South Carolina	Cleveland, OH
G		Juni Mobley Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Reynoldsburg, OH
G		Micah Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Hillcrest Prep Oakland/San Diego State	Detroit, MI
F		Sean Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Montverde Academy Duke	Windermere, FL
F		Colin White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ottawa-Glandorf HS	Ottawa, OH
G	2	Bruce Thornton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Milton HS (GA)	Fairburn, GA
G	3	Taison Chatman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Totino-Grace HS	Minneapolis, MN
G	12	Evan Mahaffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Moeller HS Penn State	Cincinnati, OH
F	21	Devin Royal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Pickerington HS Central	Pickerington, OH
F	24	Kalen Etzler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Crestview HS (OH)	Van Wert, OH
C	25	Austin Parks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Memorial HS (OH)	Saint Marys, OH
G	42	Colby Baumann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Houston, TX

Head coach

Jake Diebler (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 28, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. Texas	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 2024* TBD, CBS	vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic	TBD TBD
Big Ten regular season
TBD TBD, TBD	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
TBD TBD, TBD	Indiana	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
TBD TBD, TBD	Iowa	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	Maryland	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
TBD TBD, TBD	Michigan Rivalry	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	Michigan State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
TBD TBD, TBD	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
TBD TBD, TBD	Nebraska	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
TBD TBD, TBD	Northwestern	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	Oregon	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Penn State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
TBD TBD, TBD	Rutgers	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
TBD TBD, TBD	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBD TBD, TBD	Washington	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References[edit]

^ Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ Spinner, Caleb (March 15, 2024). "Ohio State Drops Heart-Breaker to Illinois, Ends Run in Big Ten Tournament". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[1] Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[2] Spinner, Caleb (March 15, 2024). "Ohio State Drops Heart-Breaker to Illinois, Ends Run in Big Ten Tournament". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[3] "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[4] "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[5] "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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